Received it from my boss out of his basement he said it’s gotta be old. Since it says west Germany I’m assuming it was made between 1949-1989 but not positive. Was wondering if anyone knew what the makers mark meant or anything. Says 0.5L with a funny script and the bottom says WEST GERMANY with a small W over a C makers mark , it also has a 5 on the bottom. Thank you!

by Corgi-Confident

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  2. I don’t think that there is much to identify here. Looks like a run of the mill bog standard mug. Probably nicked from a restaurant or something.

  3. The mark with the 0,5 shows you how much you have to fill in to get half a litre. Unfortunately i doubt that there is much more to it. Looks like a standardised mug from the federal republic. Most likely the intended purpose was beer.

  4. I‘d say its a small Beer keg. We have those at home. It is generic (without branding)

    Edit:
    https://www.metro.de/marktplatz/product/ff86431f-bd73-4e53-9189-9788e4106484?mfeed_oid=4accea66-c2d8-4b0e-a034-552c7e24c30d&mfeed_bm=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=de_mm_ag_pmax_all_dynamic_all_b2c_feed_low&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACqaXxbGnBx-1Y29vmniPS4OMxUcQ&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1p28BhCBARIsADP9HrP5hHPlgZxS972KUAgbtWwmIqEIPL5THXP1hnfMHAcWZALXw3GnQf4aAhqTEALw_wcB&itm_pm=cookie_consent_accept_button

  5. This is a 0.5L beer mug made out of stone in Western Germany so anywhere between 1945 and 1989.
    It’s usually called a “Bierhumpen”. Since it has no print from a specific location or festivity it seems to be a generic brand for home use.
    Usually those come with prints of Bayern, some castle or specific city, Octoberfest etc etc. And are a take home trinket for tourists.

  6. It’s like one of the useless items in old clkck and point adventure games.

    There is nothing to add, nothing special or interesting about it.

  8. Fun fact: although Americans will call that a beer stein, the word Stein in German means “stone”.

  12. It has half a liter and is older than 30 years. You can drink from it instead of asking questions. After drinking from it you might ask again.

  13. I still have a very similar mug that has “Checkpoint Charlie” on it which I got in Berlin somewhere around 1980. I was lucky enough to travel through Checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin at the time.

    I wish I could post a pic of it here!

  14. It looks like something I made in art class out of clay

  15. I’ve seen such german beer mugs either with the beer label Hacker-Pschorr or Löwenbrau, could have been some other brand as well.

  17. Since the question was answered by u/kingofthebongo82 fun facts. These mugs are not intended for commercial use, as the proper ones have to be see through to tell if if the fluid is fair, since 1955. the one on display is half of a maß, so in my area it’s called a „Seidla“. An American called STEIN does not show how much of liquid is remains in the container, so there is a curtesy rule: if you want a refill, you place it on the table on the side. That way everyone can tell it is empty and you want another.

  18. It’s a Beer Stein. For 1/2 liter or half a quart of beer. (standard bottle size in Germany)

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